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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened |
| 3 | | to learn of the death of Kenneth Marvin Kesler of Dewey, who |
| 4 | | passed away on January 18, 2023; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Kenneth Kesler was born in rural Dewey to Roy and |
| 6 | | Helen (Deffenbaugh) Kesler on January 13, 1925; he began his |
| 7 | | education in a one-room schoolhouse, graduated from Champaign |
| 8 | | High School in 1942, and attended the University of Illinois; |
| 9 | | as a young man, he served as a justice of the peace; he married |
| 10 | | Lora Mae Griffith at First Methodist Church of Champaign on |
| 11 | | September 21, 1947; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, Kenneth Kesler retired from farming at the age of |
| 13 | | 89; he was passionate about soil and water conservation for 60 |
| 14 | | years and served in various local and state positions; and
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| 15 | | WHEREAS, Kenneth Kesler received many awards and |
| 16 | | recognitions in his lifetime, including for being an |
| 17 | | outstanding young farmer and having the young farm family of |
| 18 | | the year; he was also recognized as the News-Gazette Farm |
| 19 | | Leader and received the Prairie Farmer Master Farmer Award, |
| 20 | | along with many soil and water conservation awards; and
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| 21 | | WHEREAS, Kenneth Kesler enjoyed building things in his |
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| 1 | | shop and was particularly proud of a small tractor he built; he |
| 2 | | was a 4-H leader for 20 years, a charter member of Boots and |
| 3 | | Bows square-dance club, and active in First United Methodist |
| 4 | | Church; he loved sports, especially the Chicago Cubs and the |
| 5 | | Fighting Illini; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Kenneth Kesler was preceded in death by his |
| 7 | | parents; three brothers; and two sisters; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, Kenneth Kesler is survived by his wife, Lora; his |
| 9 | | daughters, Chris (Jerry) Wallace and Linda (Mark) Allen; his |
| 10 | | son, Rick (Carol) Kesler; his grandchildren, Wendy (Eric) |
| 11 | | Hadden, Becky (Eric) Landers, Tiffany (Jeff) Rydz, Tyler |
| 12 | | Wallace, Lucas (Katie) Allen, Laura (Elliot) Hernan, Matthew |
| 13 | | (Lisa) Allen, Chad Kesler, Alex (Shauna) Upperman, and Griffy |
| 14 | | (Tess) Kesler; 19 great-grandchildren; and his sister, Frances |
| 15 | | Tobin; therefore, be it
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| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL |
| 17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 18 | | Kenneth Marvin Kesler and extend our sincere condolences to |
| 19 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |
| 20 | | further
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| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 22 | | presented to the family of Kenneth Kesler as an expression of |